That's lovely and amazing! I dream of having a similar situation some day...where-ish do you live and how much more of a growing season do you get with that green house? I live in upstate NY and our growing season is just too short for me. Well for the veggies that I love, root veggies grow for a long while here.

That's really great!! My husband always waxes poetic on what he will do to our basement once we actually own a home. I especially love your weapons chest and all the details you've added to the place. I'll bet it really sets the mood for your games!

You did such a beautiful job! I have been meaning to try my hand at corset making, but so far haven't been brave enough. The one you made is gorgeous!

Well I think it's a good time to try it out then! I find that making corsets isn't as hard as it is tedious. I used the tutorial here: http://www.darkleather.net/DarkLeatherFrameset.htm to draft the pattern for the corset but did not follow the instructions for actually sewing it together. Instead, I used a method I learned from making the Truly Victorian 110 pattern (http://www.trulyvictorian.com/catalog/110.html) which I cannot recommend enough to start out corsetmaking. The one pattern is multi-sized and includes pretty easy-to-follow instructions for finding a proper fit, doing the mock-up, sewing it together, putting in a busk and boning, and lacing it up. Heather, the woman who drafted it, is also available on the forums on her website to answer questions you have as you go along. If you use inexpensive fabric and industrial zip ties for boning (found in the plumbing section of hardware stores), it's not that pricey of a venture.

I received from woodland_faerie today and she just went so far above and beyond for this swap; my jaw dropped when I opened the box.

She sent me a gorgeous faerie illustration, complete with customized frame; a butterfly in resin; an absinthe spoon with a holed rock - two great ways to see faeries and an incredibly impressive art doll. She also sent a fabric patch with a satyr illustration that my DH spirited off before I could photograph it.So pictures:

The details on the dryad really take my breath away. She has not yet told me her name but you can click through the pictures to my Flickr gallery to see that she was a very good model. She definitely knows what makes her look good and was not shy in telling me what to do!

Thank you, thank you woodland_faerie! I'm completely bowled over by the awesomeness of your work!

Oh my goodness, my package from woodland_faerie arrived and it is so beautiful and amazing that I now have swap angst!I'm headed outside to take some photos to post in the gallery, I can't wait to show you all the amazing stuff she crafted for me!!